Instructions for Using the Registry

The table below shows all individual exonerations. By default, the table is set to show exonerations from 1989 through the present. Check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter to view Pre-1989 exonerations. Use the filters on the left to search for exonerations with particular criteria. Hover over the symbols for explanations of filters or columns. Use the Keyword Search box to filter for cases that contain those keywords in the narrative summary.

If multiple keywords are entered, the search will show cases in which the narrative contains ANY of those words. Since the table is filtered to 1989 through the present by default, a search for the name of someone who was exonerated before 1989 will not produce results until the Date of Exoneration is adjusted, or the Pre-1989 filter is selected. Once filters have been set, select the column headings you wish to display, and sort the table by whatever column heading you choose by clicking on the column heading. For more detailed instructions, see Understanding the Registry, under "About" at the top right of the Home Page. Note: 1989 was the year of the first DNA exoneration and the dawn of a new era of wrongful convictions. The Registry used to separate the two - pre and post 1989 exonerations - into two separate and distinct databases. They are now synthesized to reflect the entire body of exoneration data. If you wish to view exonerations prior to 1989, check "Pre-1989" in the Exoneration Era filter. Read Less
Total records: 155
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Name State County Convicted Exonerated Crime Sentence Years lost Age Race Sex Year of recantation Date of Release Posting Date
Adams, Don Ray Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1992 2011 Murder Life 19 32 Black Male 2007 2011 03-13-2012
Aldridge, Robert Ohio Montgomery 1985 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 24 White Male 1992 1996 08-29-2011
Allen, Dennis Texas Dallas 2000 2019 Murder Life 14 36 Black Male 2014 2014 05-11-2019
Allen, Joseph Ohio Lorain 1994 2022 Child Sex Abuse Life 23 39 Black Male 2017 03-18-2022
Andrews, James Illinois Cook 1985 2008 Murder Life 23 21 Black Male 2007 12-21-2012
Armstrong, LaMonte North Carolina Guilford 1995 2013 Murder Life 17 38 Black Male 1995 2012 03-19-2013
Atchison, Corey Oklahoma Tulsa 1991 2021 Murder Life 28 19 Black Male 2017 2019 09-08-2021
Aziz, Muhammad New York New York 1966 2021 Murder Life 19 26 Black Male 1985 12-06-2021
Berry, DeMarlo Nevada Clark 1995 2017 Murder Life 22 18 Black Male 2014 2017 07-06-2017
Bivens, Phillip Mississippi Forrest 1980 2010 Murder Life 30 28 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Bowman, James Missouri Jackson 1986 2001 Murder Life 15 18 Black Male 2001 09-05-2014
Bowman, Kevin Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1990 2023 Murder Life 33 23 Black Male 2023 05-16-2023
Bridges, Timothy North Carolina Mecklenburg 1991 2016 Sexual Assault Life 25 22 White Male 2015 03-07-2016
Brooks, Dwayne Ohio Cuyahoga 1988 2023 Murder Life 34 21 Black Male 1991 2023 10-05-2023
Brown, Dennis Louisiana St. Tammany 1985 2005 Sexual Assault Life 19 16 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
Brown, Timothy Florida Broward 1993 2003 Murder Life 9 14 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Bryant, Malcolm Maryland Baltimore City 1999 2016 Murder Life 17 24 Black Male 2016 05-17-2016
Buckley, Gyronne Arkansas Clark 1999 2010 Drug Possession or Sale Life 11 44 Black Male 2010 01-15-2012
Burkhart, Richard Montana Cascade 2002 2017 Murder Life 15 22 White Male 2014 2017 01-07-2018
Caine, Eric Illinois Cook 1989 2011 Murder Life 22 20 Black Male 2011 08-31-2011
Canter, Mark Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Accessory to Murder Life 7 22 White Male 1989 1996 08-29-2011
Caravella, Anthony Florida Broward 1984 2010 Murder Life 25 15 White Male 2009 08-29-2011
Carpenter, De'Marchoe Oklahoma Tulsa 1995 2016 Murder Life 21 17 Black Male 1995 2016 11-28-2016
Carrillo, Franky California Los Angeles 1992 2011 Murder Life 19 16 Hispanic Male 2003 2011 08-29-2011
Carter, Raymond Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 1996 Murder Life 9 40 Black Male 1996 08-29-2011
Chance, Clarence California Los Angeles 1975 1992 Murder Life 17 23 Black Male 1987 1992 08-29-2011
Chaney, Steven Texas Dallas 1987 2019 Murder Life 28 31 White Male 2015 2015 02-14-2019
Chapman, Vernon Louisiana St. Tammany 1980 1994 Sexual Assault Life 14 23 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Chestnut, Alfred Maryland Baltimore City 1984 2019 Murder Life 35 16 Black Male 2019 2019 12-09-2019
Clark, Darrell Georgia Floyd 1998 2022 Murder Life 25 17 White Male 2021 2022 01-11-2023
Clark, Jeffrey Kentucky Meade 1995 2018 Murder Life 21 21 White Male 2016 03-01-2018
Clark, Robert Georgia Cobb 1982 2005 Sexual Assault Life 24 20 Black Male 2005 08-29-2011
Cox, Jeffrey Virginia Richmond City 1991 2001 Murder Life 11 22 White Male 2001 08-29-2011
Danziger, Richard Texas Travis 1990 2002 Sexual Assault Life 11 18 White Male 1999 2001 08-29-2011
Daye, Anthony Louisiana Iberia 2012 2017 Drug Possession or Sale Life 5 30 Black Male 2017 07-13-2017
Dill, Grace California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 50 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Dill, Wayne Jr. California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 26 White Male 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Dillon, William Florida Brevard 1981 2008 Murder Life 27 21 White Male 1981 2008 08-29-2011
DiNicola, Louis Pennsylvania Erie 1980 1994 Murder Life 3 29 White Male 1984 07-15-2012
Dixon, Bobby Ray Mississippi Forrest 1980 2010 Murder Life 30 22 Black Male 2010 08-29-2011
Dixon, Donald Missouri Jackson 1985 2001 Murder Life 16 18 Black Male 2001 09-05-2014
Drumgold, Shawn Massachusetts Suffolk 1989 2003 Murder Life 14 23 Black Male 2003 2003 08-29-2011
Dwight, Nathan Christopher Georgia Rockdale 2010 2013 Robbery Life 1 21 Black Male 2011 11-08-2013
Ellington, Tyrone Ohio Mahoning 1989 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 31 Black Male 1991 1991 12-11-2018
Ellis, Sean Massachusetts Suffolk 1995 2018 Murder Life 20 19 Black Male 2015 12-31-2018
Evans, Jerry Lee Texas Dallas 1987 2009 Sexual Assault Life 22 24 Black Male 2009 08-29-2011
Evans, Michael Illinois Cook 1976 2003 Murder Life 27 17 Black Male 2003 08-29-2011
Fauntleroy, David Illinois Cook 1986 2009 Murder Life 22 22 Black Male 2009 12-21-2012
Forsythe, Colleen Dill California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 26 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Forsythe, Wayne California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 28 White Male 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Foxworth, Robert Massachusetts Suffolk 1992 2021 Murder Life 26 23 Black Male 2008 2018 03-01-2021
Frey, Joseph Wisconsin Winnebago 1994 2013 Sexual Assault Life 19 31 White Male 2013 07-12-2013
Gardiner, Kenneth Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25 21 White Male 2011 2017 07-20-2018
Gayol, Robert Illinois Cook 2001 2003 Murder Life 2 33 Hispanic Male 2003 08-29-2011
Gladden, David Pennsylvania Dauphin 1995 2007 Murder Life 12 36 Black Male 2005 2007 08-29-2011
Good, Donald Wayne Texas Dallas 1984 2004 Sexual Assault Life 11 23 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
Grant, Lydell Texas Harris 2012 2021 Murder Life 7 33 Black Male 2020 2019 06-16-2021
Grimm, Marvin Jr. Virginia Richmond City 1976 2024 Murder Life 44 20 White Male 2020 07-05-2024
Guillory, Lavont California Los Angeles 1994 2005 Murder Life 11 21 Black Male 2005 02-18-2012
Hagans, Theodis Florida Duval 1999 2001 Attempted Murder Life 2 22 Black Male 2001 05-03-2017
Hall, Harold California Los Angeles 1990 2004 Murder Life 14 37 Black Male 1994 2004 08-29-2011
Halsey, Byron New Jersey Union 1988 2007 Murder Life 19 24 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Hardin, Garr Keith Kentucky Meade 1995 2018 Murder Life 21 22 White Male 2016 03-01-2018
Harrington, Terry Iowa Pottawattamie 1978 2003 Murder Life 25 17 Black Male 1991 2003 08-29-2011
Haynes, Marvin Minnesota Hennepin 2005 2023 Murder Life 18 16 Black Male 2022 2023 12-18-2023
Holmes, Sidney Florida Broward 1989 2023 Robbery Life 34 22 Black Male 2022 2023 03-16-2023
Hubbard, Donna Sue California Kern 1985 1995 Child Sex Abuse Life 11 30 White Female DK 1995 08-29-2011
Inman, Devonia Georgia Cook 2001 2021 Murder Life 20 20 Black Male 2018 2021 01-03-2022
Islam, Khalil New York New York 1966 2021 Murder Life 21 30 Black Male 1987 12-06-2021
Johnson, Anthony Louisiana Washington 1986 2010 Murder Life 21 27 Black Male 2007 08-29-2011
Johnson, Larry Missouri St. Louis City 1984 2002 Sexual Assault Life 18 30 Black Male 2002 08-29-2011
Jones, Mark Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25 20 White Male 2011 2017 07-20-2018
Jones, Wilbert Louisiana East Baton Rouge 1973 2018 Sexual Assault Life 45 18 Black Male 2017 10-13-2018
Kelley, Eric New Jersey Passaic 1996 2018 Murder Life 22 28 Black Male 2017 04-18-2018
Kelly, Robert North Carolina Chowan 1992 1997 Child Sex Abuse Life 3 40 White Male 1995 08-29-2011
LaBran, Dwight Louisiana Orleans 1997 2001 Murder Life 4 23 Black Male 2001 08-29-2011
Landano, Vincent James New Jersey Hudson 1977 1998 Murder Life 17 36 White Male 1982 1994 08-29-2011
Lawson, Samuel Oregon Douglas 2005 2014 Murder Life 8 28 White Male 2014 03-11-2014
Lee, Ah Pennsylvania Philadelphia 1988 2004 Murder Life 16 20 Asian Male 2004 10-25-2014
Lee, Ralph New Jersey Passaic 1996 2018 Murder Life 22 30 Black Male 2017 04-18-2018
Lewis, Scott Connecticut New Haven 1995 2015 Murder Life 19 25 Black Male 1996 2014 08-20-2015
Linehan, Mechele Alaska Anchorage 2007 2012 Murder Life 3 23 White Female 2010 01-10-2013
Logan, Alton Illinois Cook 1982 2008 Murder Life 26 28 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
Long, Ronnie North Carolina Cabarrus 1976 2020 Sexual Assault Life 44 20 Black Male 2020 09-14-2020
Love, Dwight Michigan Wayne 1982 2001 Murder Life 16 22 Black Male 1998 08-29-2011
Love, William Texas Swisher 2000 2003 Drug Possession or Sale Life 4 22 White Male 2003 05-18-2022
Lucci, Dominic Georgia Chatham 1992 2018 Murder Life 25 22 White Male 2011 2017 07-20-2018
Marshall, Ronnie Tennessee Sumner 1990 1996 Murder Life 5 28 White Male 1996 08-29-2011
McDowell, Vidale Michigan Wayne 2003 2004 Murder Life 1 18 Black Male 2004 08-29-2011
McGowan, Thomas Texas Dallas 1985 2008 Sexual Assault Life 22 24 Black Male 2008 08-29-2011
McIntyre, Lamonte Kansas Wyandotte 1994 2017 Murder Life 23 17 Black Male 1995 2017 10-16-2017
Miller, Gina California Kern 1985 1991 Child Sex Abuse Life 5 25 White Female 1989 1990 08-29-2011
Moore, Curtis Virginia Greensville 1978 2010 Murder Life 3 32 Black Male 1981 08-29-2011
Moore, Walter Michigan Otsego 1988 1996 Murder Life 7 37 White Male 1995 1996 08-29-2011
Mozee, Stanley Texas Dallas 2000 2019 Murder Life 14 39 Black Male 2014 2014 05-11-2019
Newsome, James Illinois Cook 1980 1995 Murder Life 14 24 Black Male 1994 08-29-2011
Ochoa, Christopher Texas Travis 1989 2002 Murder Life 12 22 Hispanic Male 2001 08-29-2011
Ollins, Larry Illinois Cook 1988 2001 Murder Life 13 16 Black Male 2001 2001 08-29-2011
Ott, Chaunte Wisconsin Milwaukee 1996 2009 Murder Life 13 21 Black Male 2008 2009 08-29-2011
Parker, Darrel Nebraska Lancaster 1956 1991 Murder Life 14 24 White Male 1969 10-10-2012